Today I've been finishing the slot system for the plumes and cleaning up the lid. The slots are done and work a treat. They're nothing out of this world but do the job well.

Most of the small areas that needed filling are all done too. I'm just waiting for filler to harden before I go back out and sand it back. Then a coat of paint so I can see what's what. The goal is to have this lid ready to be sent off for moulding tomorrow.

I think I'm done and it's onto the wetsanding phase now? Perhaps some small areas that need attention but overall it's time to prep it for silicone!

I normally would have give it a coat of primer for these pics but I'm all out. So, I used the blue paint I got for painting my personal lid and armor. Just to see how it looked. Plus with it being gloss, it helps to fill those pesky tiny air holes you always get when using Bondo.

That helmet looks amazing. For the paint were you going to use that color or something with a more violet tone? From the reference pics they looks kind of like a blue/violet. Or is paint going to be up to the individual making the build?

Well, that's my choice for the blue. They are blue in the show but not one flat colour. There's like a weathering there so I'll be misting my lid and armor with some grey, black and a touch of white(very lightly) to break up that blue base colour.

No-one's done this costume yet so there's no CRL, no previous build to follow, so it's all up to the individual at this point.

Another update, though at this point the pics aren't really gonna show you the progress. Purely because I'm wet sanding and cleaning up a few lines and what not. So, for this batch of pics I thought it may be a good idea to take comparison pics for anyone wondering how big(or small) this lid is.

The subjects for comparison are the KWD ARF Trooper and Sonic(Jet) helmets. Figured they made sense since some of you guys have seen the Jet lid at SDCC and most have seen an ARF at some point now? Plus they're both fellow TCW lids.

I think it compares pretty well as far as size goes but now you can see and make up your own minds.

I still have another round of wetsanding to do along with a little addition I'm making but I'm on track to have this ready to go to Talon for the silicone treatment by the end of the week.

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